huicoltzintli

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Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

From huicolli (“pitcher”) +‎ -tzin.

Pronunciation

Noun

huicoltzintli (inanimate)

  1. diminutive of huicolli; a small pitcher.
    • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 72r. col. 1:
      Iarrillo. apiloltontli. tecontepiton. tecontontli. vi- / coltontli.vicoltzintli.vicoltepiton.
      A small pitcher. apiloltontli. tecontepiton. tecontontli. vicoltontli. vicoltzintli. vicoltepiton.
    • Idem, f. 157v. col. 1.
      Vicoltontli.jarrillo. / Vicoltzintli. idem.
      Vicoltontli. a small pitcher. / Vicoltzintli. the same.

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